Creepy #1
I just got off the phone with Verizon after they charged me for "Travel Pass" usage when they should not have. They gladly refunded the money, after confirming that I had not actually used any "phone or data" when out of the country, but this only adds to the creepy nature of technology today.
When out of the country Verizon advises turning off cellular & data so that you won't get charged for Travel Pass usage. I turned cellar & data off in Boston and did not turn it back on until I was again in Boston. I checked multiple times to ensure it remained off, which it did. Somehow, which Verizon can't seem to explain, they knew where I was, it's listed right on my bill, despite having all cellular & data turned off. When I explained they were technically "spying on me", acting illegally (based on their own claims) and that charging me for days spent out of the country, when they had no right to know where my phone was, is theft, they actually agreed. I then asked to be moved up to a higher level of support. They too had no explanation and factually stated that with cellular/data toggled off they physically have no way to know where my phone was, yet they did, and they charged me for it. I also had location/GPS off, Bluetooth off and 98% of the time wi-fi was off. I am waiting for a call back from a higher up level to hopefully explain this. If not I have two very good friends in top level management that I will ping this off. CREEPY!!!
Creepy #2
In December my wife, daughter & I went to Quebec City for a long weekend. While shopping we came across a quaint little candy store. Inside I found a candy I'd not seen since I was a child. My grandmother used to bring "Chicken Bones" back from Quebec when I was very young. In over 45 years I had not seen them, heard of them nor even remembered them. We bought .5 pounds of Chicken Bones, paid cash, and ate them while walking around Quebec. Neither my wife nor myself texted, googled, posted nor mentioned anything about the "Chicken Bones" other than conversations among ourselves.. We only talked about them while in the store and while walking around the "Old City". That evening, before we'd even headed out for dinner, an ad for Chicken Bones shows up on my Facebook feed............???? WTF! They only way this could happen is coincidence, yeah right, or someone is using the mic on our phones to spy on us..... FREAKING CREEPY!!!!
Creepy #3
In November we were getting ready to head up to my buddy's hunting camp. I'm in my brothers driveway, phone in my pocket, when he shows me a photo, on his phone, of a "pickup-truck tent" that he'd just ordered. I'd never even seen one nor heard of one. Again, I never googled one, texted about one etc. only had a very brief verbal conversation about it with my brother in his driveway. Oh, and my brother does not do Facebook so we are not even friends there. The tent was not also not purchased through Amazon, he ordered it from a small on-line company, over the phone, because he wanted to ensure it would fit his specific bed on his Tundra.. The next day I am now seeing ads for pickup-truck tents on both my iPad/google ads and my Facebook feed. D'oh...... I'd never even seen one prior to this and within 24 hours I am getting ads from google and Facebook!!!! Again, this incident can not be explained by anything other than the microphone in my phone.
I know they all deny they use your mic but even friends in the technology world, specifically working in internet security, can't explain these events other than to say they are indeed using our phone mics...... I will run the Verizon one by them today.
Creepy, or just a coincidence..........?????
I just got off the phone with Verizon after they charged me for "Travel Pass" usage when they should not have. They gladly refunded the money, after confirming that I had not actually used any "phone or data" when out of the country, but this only adds to the creepy nature of technology today.
When out of the country Verizon advises turning off cellular & data so that you won't get charged for Travel Pass usage. I turned cellar & data off in Boston and did not turn it back on until I was again in Boston. I checked multiple times to ensure it remained off, which it did. Somehow, which Verizon can't seem to explain, they knew where I was, it's listed right on my bill, despite having all cellular & data turned off. When I explained they were technically "spying on me", acting illegally (based on their own claims) and that charging me for days spent out of the country, when they had no right to know where my phone was, is theft, they actually agreed. I then asked to be moved up to a higher level of support. They too had no explanation and factually stated that with cellular/data toggled off they physically have no way to know where my phone was, yet they did, and they charged me for it. I also had location/GPS off, Bluetooth off and 98% of the time wi-fi was off. I am waiting for a call back from a higher up level to hopefully explain this. If not I have two very good friends in top level management that I will ping this off. CREEPY!!!
Creepy #2
In December my wife, daughter & I went to Quebec City for a long weekend. While shopping we came across a quaint little candy store. Inside I found a candy I'd not seen since I was a child. My grandmother used to bring "Chicken Bones" back from Quebec when I was very young. In over 45 years I had not seen them, heard of them nor even remembered them. We bought .5 pounds of Chicken Bones, paid cash, and ate them while walking around Quebec. Neither my wife nor myself texted, googled, posted nor mentioned anything about the "Chicken Bones" other than conversations among ourselves.. We only talked about them while in the store and while walking around the "Old City". That evening, before we'd even headed out for dinner, an ad for Chicken Bones shows up on my Facebook feed............???? WTF! They only way this could happen is coincidence, yeah right, or someone is using the mic on our phones to spy on us..... FREAKING CREEPY!!!!
Creepy #3
In November we were getting ready to head up to my buddy's hunting camp. I'm in my brothers driveway, phone in my pocket, when he shows me a photo, on his phone, of a "pickup-truck tent" that he'd just ordered. I'd never even seen one nor heard of one. Again, I never googled one, texted about one etc. only had a very brief verbal conversation about it with my brother in his driveway. Oh, and my brother does not do Facebook so we are not even friends there. The tent was not also not purchased through Amazon, he ordered it from a small on-line company, over the phone, because he wanted to ensure it would fit his specific bed on his Tundra.. The next day I am now seeing ads for pickup-truck tents on both my iPad/google ads and my Facebook feed. D'oh...... I'd never even seen one prior to this and within 24 hours I am getting ads from google and Facebook!!!! Again, this incident can not be explained by anything other than the microphone in my phone.
I know they all deny they use your mic but even friends in the technology world, specifically working in internet security, can't explain these events other than to say they are indeed using our phone mics...... I will run the Verizon one by them today.
Creepy, or just a coincidence..........?????
